Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Each semester, students arrive in our classes with a wide array of different learning strengths and needs. How do we acknowledge this academic diversity from the outset? What does it mean to be proactive versus reactive about students’ academic and nonacademic needs? Take a SIP of this: Universal Design …
September 2019 archive
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Sep 19 2019
SIP 10.5 Making Small Talk with Students
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Last week’s SIP (10.4) encouraged faculty to make the most of class arrival time by accommodating students’ staggered arrival times with learning activities that allow students to join in as they show up. One simple suggestion was to use the time to mingle with students and encourage the entire class …
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Sep 12 2019
SIP 10.4 Making the Most of Class Arrival Time
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? The SIPsquad is excited to bring you this Throwback Thursday selection! Take a look at this gem from Year Three: Making the Most of Class Arrival Time As most faculty have experienced, many Metropolitan State University of Denver students arrive at class over the span of 15-20 minutes – …
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Sep 05 2019
SIP 10.3 You Can Help Students Improve their Grammar
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Being distracted by grammar and punctuation errors as you grade papers can be a real downer. Spending 10 minutes carefully marking every error in a student’s paper only to find the same errors in that student’s next paper can be maddening. And dedicating a few minutes of every class …
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